UFO: C/D

They were a big influence on early Def Leppard for sure.

I remember listening to a syndicated heavy metal radio show back in the '80s where at the end of the show they would always bring on a major metal star, like someone from Iron Maiden or Judas Priest or Sabbath etc. and that person would count down their five favorite hard rock/metal records of all time. And I remember that UFO came up a lot in this context, which stuck in my mind bc UFO at that point seemed somewhat on the obscure side - they never had a huge '80s comeback like Deep Purple (also Michael Schenker had his own group and two of UFO were in Waysted by then). But yeah, it seemed clear that UFO commanded a lot of respect from the '70s generation guys.

Definitely a big influence on early NWOBHM and fully embraced. As a young NWOBHM freak, UFO were one of the few old guard bands I'd buy records by - No Place To Run (oddly, produced by George Martin) was generally regarded as a NWOBHM album and Strangers in the Night was regarded as a Rosetta Stone.

best band

My favourite UFO fact is still that it's P-Orridge and Cosey on the cover of Force It.

Sounds 6 Jan 1979:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIc_6w6WUAMpfKU?format=jpg

Michael Schenker, a man without an editor

"Anglo-Aryan"

Pretty sure that's not his phone number anymore but it is interesting that Sounds published it. I was ten at the time and I assure you if I knew UFO then (it would be a few years before I discovered them) and red that in a magazine I would have definitely called him. In fact, I like to imagine a teenaged Lars Ulrich doing so.